College Football

How much does the UNC football program cost? Thanks to the invention of NIL money and the transfer portal, college football continues to become increasingly professional by the day. UNC’s 2025 offseason is a perfect illustration of the changing CFB landscape. Needing a starting quarterback for the fall, North Carolina paid $4 million to land South Alabama transfer quarterback Gio …

You can never accuse Paul Finebaum of never speaking his mind. Finebaum built his reputation on controversial takes, and the “Mouth of the South,” as some have called him in the past, went scorched earth on former Oklahoma head coach Lincoln Riley. Recently, on SEC host Dari Nowkhah Show Finebaum did not hide how he felt about the former Oklahoma …

SMU football head coach Rhett Lashlee slapped a “winner” tag on quarterback Kevin Jennings. This duo has been the face of this historic program’s resurgence in the ACC Conference. The 2024 team had a terrific season, going 11-3 overall and reaching the school’s first College Football Playoff. Jennings, alongside star running back Brashard Smith, were a force to be reckoned …

Even years removed from his time in Austin, Atlanta Falcons running back Bijan Robinson is still playing a key role in helping the Texas Longhorns football program recruit top athletes. Namely, of late, five-star running back Derrick Cooper, who chose Texas over offers from Florida State, Miami, Georgia, Ohio State, and dozens of others. According to OnTexasFootball, it was Robinson …

Watch Moeller’s Matt Ponatoski commit to University of Kentucky Moeller senior Matt Ponatoski discusses the role of his family in his commitment to play football and baseball with the Kentucky Wildcats. The Enquirer is ranking the top high school football players in Southwest Ohio, Northern Kentucky, and Southeast Indiana by position.This week’s rankings focus on wide receivers and tight ends, …

SMU football head coach Rhett Lashlee took a championship shot at the SEC. The now fourth-year head coach with the Mustangs has completely revived this historic program to heights it hadn’t seen since the early 1980s. SMU’s first season in the ACC was an undeniable success, as the 2024 team advanced to the ACC Championship game and made it all …

Indiana football coach Curt Cignetti hopes NIL clearinghouse better policies tampering An unspecified Indiana football player was offered $1.5 million to transfer during the spring portal window: LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Indiana football coach Curt Cignetti is hopeful the introduction of revenue-sharing and a NIL clearinghouse will usher in some much-needed stability into a sport that’s been plagued by a lack …

LAS VEGAS — There are reminders of Ohio State’s run to the national championship everywhere Ryan Day and his players turn — even when they’re 2,000 miles from campus. Stationed just a few hundred feet to Day’s right as he spoke Tuesday at Big Ten Media Days inside the Mandalay Bay Convention Center was the College Football Playoff National Championship …

The Oklahoma Sooners need a bounce-back season in 2025. OU went 6-7 overall in head coach Brent Venables’ third season last year, which included a 2-6 league record in their first season in the Southeastern Conference. They’ve retooled the offensive side of the ball to go with what was a strong defense in 2024. Although they were picked to finish 10th …

Indiana football coach Curt Cignetti hopes NIL clearinghouse better policies tampering An unspecified Indiana football player was offered $1.5 million to transfer during the spring portal window: LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Indiana football coach Curt Cignetti told reporters at Big Ten Media Days on Tuesday that starting left guard Drew Evans has been fully cleared for fall camp. Evans went down …

Ole Miss came up agonizingly short of a berth in the 12-team College Football Playoff a season ago, finishing 14th in the final CFP poll despite wins over two top-15 teams – including SEC champion Georgia. In addition to the introduction of revenue sharing, the CFP’s format moving forward was one of the main topics of conversation at SEC Media …

Something just wasn’t right for the first two-thirds of the season for the Michigan football defense in 2024. There were lapses made, big passing plays, and while the defense would stand tall for two downs, it allowed drives to be extended by the better offenses they faced. To some degree, PFF thinks that the Wolverines have what they need to …

The coach of the team that won the most recent College Football Playoff said not to call his new squad the defending national champions. “We’ve said it before: We’re not defending national champions because now we’re not defending anything,” Day said. “You know, they can’t take the trophy away, so we’re looking to attack and win a championship with this …

LAS VEGAS – Jeremiah Smith was an instrumental part of Ohio State’s national championship last year as a freshman. Entering the 2025 season, the wide receiver is considered perhaps the best player in college football. It would be easy for a 19-year-old in his position to become complacent. That’s simply not in Smith’s DNA. “I come from humble beginnings,” Smith …

What Bret Bielema said about former Purdue football coach Ryan Walters Before Purdue hired Ryan Walters as head coach, he was a defensive coordinator under Bret Bielema at Illinois. LAS VEGAS ― Bret Bielema had never met Ryan Walters before conducting a two-day interview for an open defensive coordinator position at Illinois five years ago. Walters impressed Bielema so much …